| 720 Park Avenue | |
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | Neoclassical architecture |
| Location | 720Park Avenue,Manhattan, New York, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 40°46′13″N73°57′54″W / 40.7702°N 73.96491°W /40.7702; -73.96491 |
| Completed | 1928 |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 17 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architects | Cross & Cross Rosario Candela |
720 Park Avenue is a historic residential building inLenox Hill on theUpper East Side ofManhattan inNew York City, U.S. Acooperative, the building has 34 apartments, a gymnasium and storage spaces.[1] It is secured by a full-time doorman.[1]
The 17-story building was completed in 1928.[2][1] It was designed byCross & Cross andRosario Candela in theNeoclassical architectural style.[2][3] It is 62.18 meters tall.[2]
In the 1930s,Jesse I. Straus, the co-owner ofMacy's who served as theUnited States Ambassador to France from 1933 to 1936, lived in a duplex in this building.[4]
Billionaire Robert Ziff owns an apartment at 720 Park Avenue.[citation needed]
In 2008, diplomatCarl Spielvogel, who served as the United States Ambassador to the Slovak Republic from 2000 to 2001, sold his apartment in the building to businessmanPeter S. Kraus, the chairman and chief executive officer ofAllianceBernstein, for US$37 million.[5] In 2013, an apartment was listed for US$25 million.[3]